The importance for critical theory and Marxism of the Habermas-Gadamer debacle.
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Theorists
Maybe you are fascinated by the teachings of specific theorists like Marx, Locke or Plato. If so, these suggested topics may be best for you:
Example theorists dissertation topic 1:
The importance for critical theory and Marxism of the Habermas-Gadamer debacle.
The criticisms of Gadamer’s views upon hermeneutics by Habermas in Zue Logik der Sozialwissenschaften (1970) centred upon methodological issues in the social sciences and resulted in a protracted academic argument that also involved inputs from distinguished contemporaneous philosophers including Wellmer, Ricouer, and Apel. This dissertation re-examines aspects the debate between Habermas and Gadamer and in so doing focuses particularly upon issues of linguistic philosophy, the interaction between living traditions and critical theory and the effect that each of these can be seen to have upon Habermas’ interpretation of Marxism both in the 1970s and the present day.
Suggested initial topic reading:
- Habermas, J. (1971). Knowledge and human interest (English translation). Toronto: Beacon Press.
- Piercey, R. (2004) ‘Ricoeur’s account of tradition and the Gadamer-Habermas debate’, Human Studies, Vol. 27(3), pp. 259-280.
- Wellmer, A. (2009). ‘On spirit as a part of nature’, Constellations, Vol. 16, pp. 213-226.
